A/N I do not own Harry Potter. This is for The Page Number Challenge, by AStitchedUpHeart. Mine was GOF, page 518. My word count (minus A/N) is 278 words.
That damnable man. Barging into my classroom like he owns the place. And in front of all the students! Does the dunderhead have no tact?
Even Minerva, or perhaps even Albus, knows better than that. And the Gryffindor wonders are in this class! Potter and his crew. The ones who know everything that goes on in the school. Look, they're already whispering and pointing fingers! I shall now have fourteen year olds on my tail. Wonderful.
And I can't get rid of Karkaroff! Of course I never want to talk to him; we are always in the castle! If Albus gets wind of this, I would be hung from the Great Hall ceiling from my toenails! The fact that Karkaroff is looking so damned nervous doesn't help, either. The whole class knows something is up.
Does James' brat ever shut up? Or Arthur's? Best go stand by them, give them my special look. Ah, silence from the lions! Much better!
Oh, hell! Did Longbottom just add the newt's eyes? The board, and book, says newt's tails! Can any of them read? They're lions, of course not! Whatever. Another Troll for Longbottom. Minerva says I scare him. I tell her, aren't your lions supposed to be brave and fearless? That always shuts her up.
Dismissal time. Finally! Once the students leave, I can get Karkaroff off my arse. Five more kids till I can get rid of Karkaroff. Granger, Longbottom, Patil, Zabini, Goyle; hurry it up! Longbottom, you are not going to get that molten mess in a flask. Oh dear God, he thinks he can! Give it up, already, you moron! Good boy.
Now to deal with Karkaroff…